Dredging in the Spratly Islands: Gaining Land but Losing Reefs.
Coral reefs on remote islands and atolls are less exposed to direct human stressors but are becoming increasingly vulnerable because of their development for geopolitical and military purposes. Here we document dredging and filling activities by countries in the South China Sea, where building new i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-03-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4816285?pdf=render |